While it definitely delivers the goods in terms of entertainment value, the film is also a rather intelligent exploration of some larger themes involving the nationstate. Zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman 1971 heroic cinema. Onearmed swordsman revolutionized the kungfu film, paving the way to the golden age and new wave era, which has made hong kong action cinema one of the most respected in the world. The onearmed swordsman wasnt the first film for director chang cheh or star jimmy wang yu, but it put both of them on the map in a big way.
Onearmed swordsman explores the class conflicts absent. Xin du bi dao 1971 r 1h 42min action, drama 7 february 1971 hong kong lei li lost his rightarm in a sword duel with the master of a martial arts school, long ago. Like the previous mentioned film where toshiro mifune plays a yojimbo not the yojimbo, here jimmy wang yu plays a onearmed swordsman, but not the onearmed swordsman. Nov 25, 2005 zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman follows in the same footsteps as the previous zatoichi film, zatoichi meets yojimbo, by introducing a guest character from a popular series or film of the time. Not only is it my favorite film from kimiyoshi yasuda within the zatoichi film series, its also one of my favorite zatoichi films in general. There is a duel between zatoishi and the onearmed swordsman in the end. Jan 25, 20 and the new one armed swordsman is true to its name. While the one armed swordsman is one of the most influential and iconic hong kong films of all time, and its sequel return of the the one armed swordsman is one of the funnest shaw brothers films of the 1960s, the new one armed swordsman is. Im a big fan of the previous onearmed swordsman movies, so i expected this is be a retelling of the original with david chiang in the lead instead of wang yu. Directed by chang cheh, it was the first of the new style of wuxia films emphasizing male antiheroes, violent swordplay and heavy bloodletting. The new onearmed swordsman, also known as triple irons, is a 1971 hong kong wuxia film directed by chang cheh and produced by the shaw brothers studio, starring david chiang. Mifune was a bigger star than wang yu, but the onearmed. The one armed swordsman is a character that first appeared in the 1967 shaw brothers studio hong kong wuxia film. Voir return of the one armed swordsman film streaming vf hd.
Directed by chang cheh, it was the first of the new style of wuxia f. Director 11 films the chinese boxer 1970 the brave and the evil 1971 the sword 1971 one armed boxer 1972 beach of the war gods 1973 four real friends 1974 the man from hong kong 1975 one armed boxer vs. A film that always makes the top ten list of martial arts masterpieces. Zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman was truly a delight. Onearmed swordsman wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Trailer 1971 japanhonghong directed by hsu tsenghung and yasuda kimyoshi starring katsu shintaro and jimmy wangyu. Directed by chang cheh, it was the first of the new style of. A fantastic release of a true classic, ive read about onearmed swordsman in books and websites about cult films for ages.
In a book about the hong kong film industry called kung fu cinema of vengeance by verina glaessner published in 1974 she refers to a japanese original of the film. Onearmed swordswoman 1972 this taiwanese production of treachery, betrayal, and revenge was clearly an attempt to cash in on the popularity of the onearmed swordsman and onearmed boxer series of films. Tojinken, also known as zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman, is a 1971 japanesehong kong chambarawuxia crossover by japanese film director kimiyoshi yasuda and chinese film director hsu tseng hung. This film is a crossover of the onearmed swordsman and zatoichi film series. I like jimmy wang yu films, but i like them more when they are properly funded. The new onearmed swordsman 1971 shaw brothers official. Ive said time and again, it is amazing that a series can be so potent after so many sequels, but zatoichis blade is always sharp. Return of the onearmed swordsman 1968 is a direct sequel to onearmed swordsman 1967, a seminal hong kong martial arts film that, unlike earlier swordplay films with wang yu e. If you are familiar with the books there is more variety of violence in the novel compared to the movie. This new guy is a lot deadlier, the body count in this picture is utterly insane. The first film was essentially an origin story, whereas the sequel is a gleefully absurd allout and fantasy. There was two different endings where one ending is zatoichi winning the fight and alternate ending is wang gang, the onearmed swordsman won the. The onearmed swordsman is a film directed by chang cheh with wang yu, lisa chiao, huang chunghsin, violet pan, year.
The film was on my watch list for some time and thanks to 88 films, i can take off the list and put it up on my dvdbluray shelf. Tired of constantly being accused and persecuted for a crime they did not commit, a group of one armed men band together to find the real killer, also a one armed fellow. Star jimmy wang yu and director chang cheh revolutionized hong kong kungfu cinema and broke box office records across asia with this brilliant action epic where the loss of an arm not only created suspense but symbolized teenage alienation. The female leads, pan yintse and chiao chiao, went on to become some of shaw brothers most important lady fighters, and wang followed up his onearmed swordsman triumph with numerous sequels. Animeigos release of zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman, the 22nd film in the long running zatoichi series. Watch the new onearmed swordsman online stream full movie. Here, the revenge plot which forms the basis of nearly every chang film receives particularly vivid treatment, with the crippled chiang out to avenge the murder of ti, who has been viciously ripped apart by chains. Zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman 1971 directed by. How golden age of wuxia films began with onearmed swordsman. Going into the new onearmed swordsman, i was excited. The new onearmed swordsman 1971 silver emulsion film. Watch the new onearmed swordsman starring david chiang in this.
Without the need of backstory or training montage this film simply concentrates on the bloodletting and. Lei li lost his rightarm in a sword duel with the master of a martial arts school, long ago. After discovering who the guilty parties are an accomplished chinese martial artist named wang kang and his youthful attendant zatoichi finds them and discovers that the pairs mixed up with a dangerous bunch of terrorist samurai. Zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman is presented in 2. Onearmed swordswoman 1972 january 15, 2018 this taiwanese production of treachery, betrayal, and revenge was clearly an attempt to cash in on the popularity of the onearmed swordsman and onearmed boxer series of films.
Zatoichi is shown again still alone and on one knee. Watch the new onearmed swordsman starring david chiang in this actionadventure on directv. Released in 1967, directed by chang cheh, starring jimmy wang, and presented as part of northwest film forums shaw brothers series, the. Taiwan directors jimmy wang yu david chiang dawei script ku long action director han. In changs memoir, he called onearmed swordsman his own film a hackneyed work except for the breakthrough achieved in pace and motion, so he attempted to rectify this by focusing on the artistic elements in his immediate next films. Jul 28, 2014 return of the onearmed swordsman is right at home with these comparisons, eschewing the relatively small and selfcontained format of the first film and just going absolutely nuts with a ridiculously huge new challenge for fang kang. Blind swordsman and masseur zatoichi shintaro katsu does battle with a onearmed swordsman in this exciting installment of the zatoichi film series. The one armed swordsman is one of the most important kung fu movies ever made. Cheh changs sequel to his own one armed swordsman raises the ante eight fold with this superior endeavour. As one can expect from animeigo, we are given another solid release here that would rank up there as one of the best toho dvds on the market. This is twentysecond film in the zatoichi series, but the franchise shows no sign of slowing down, as this movie is terrific.
Zatoichi 22 zatoichi meets the one armed swordsman. Review zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman bluray. Nowhere is this chemistry on better display than in one of changs undeniable masterpieces, the new onearmed swordsman. Onearmed swordsman legend blasted in 1967 hong kong, wuxia film produced by the shaw brothers studio. With its successful weaving of action, melodrama, intrigue, and low humor, zatoichi meets the one armed swordsman more than exceeds expectations for a crossover film. Onearmed swordsman was a huge hit in hong kong as well as the rest of asia, launching an entire series of films about onearmed fightersman of the starring jimmy wang yuas well as a whole subgenre of martial arts flicks about disabled asskickers.
It was also a gigantic boxoffice hit, and overwhelming popular demand called for a sequel. Mostly it is the shift in lead with david chiang step in for james wang yu who was by that point directing himsrlf. One of the first breakthrough films for legendary director chang cheh perhaps shaw brothers greatest and most prolific asset, onearmed swordsman functions as a sort of dr. The film stars shintaro katsu as the blind swordsman zatoichi and jimmy wang yu as the onearmed swordsman wang kang. Truth be told it isnt horrible but it certainly was made on a limited budget. Chang cheh great director profile senses of cinema film. The weinstein company has to be commended for releasing the onearmed swordsman on dvd. Zatoichi is a blind massage therapist and swordsman who finds out that something troubling is taking place on the outskirts of town. But this thread of logic forgets one key bit about chang cheh. Jun 18, 2019 return of the onearmed swordsman, also known as onearmed swordsman return, is a 1969 hong kong wuxia film directed by chang cheh and produced by the shaw brothers studio. Now, he is able to defend himself well with just his left arm, and kung fu techniques.
Jan 15, 2018 onearmed swordswoman 1972 january 15, 2018 this taiwanese production of treachery, betrayal, and revenge was clearly an attempt to cash in on the popularity of the onearmed swordsman and onearmed boxer series of films. The video and sound quality are great, the film looks beautiful and sounds amazing. In this case, we are introduced to wang yu, of onearmed swordsman fame. When the onearmed swordsman walks away a few feet he collapses. Zatoichi is a 2003 japanese samurai drama and action film, directed, written, coedited.
The shaw brothers trendsetting and spinoffinspiring eastmancolor, shawscope wuxia the onearmed swordsman comes to region b bluray from 88 films. Chang cheh great director profile senses of cinema. Taiwan directors jimmy wang yu david chiang dawei script ku long action. Zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman rotten tomatoes. It is a film defined by changs artistic drive more than anything else.
Twin swords, magnificent trio, placed the emphasis on technique and training in order to defeat a superior enemy. But will national distrust and simple misunderstanding keep the two kindred spirits apart. This is an independent film produced by jimmy wang yu. If you want an idea of how the unspoken class issues of the jedi movies could have been represented or expressed, you only have to watch martialarts. First off this is not a continuation of the two shaw brothers classics onearmed swordsman 1967 and its sequel the return of the onearmed swordsman 1969. Master swordsman and teacher qi jufeng feng tien, a better tomorrow makes an enemy of bandit longarmed devil chihching yang, the enchanting shadow when he foils a caravan robbery. Director 11 films the chinese boxer 1970 the brave and the evil 1971 the sword 1971 onearmed boxer 1972 beach of the war gods 1973 four real friends 1974 the man from hong kong 1975 onearmed boxer vs. Zatoichi and the onearmed swordsman, shin zatoichi. But on a much larger scale, the gritty aesthetic and graphic violence that was lifted from.
The film stars jimmy wang yu as the onearmed swordsman wang gang and shintaro katsu as the blind masseur zatoichi. A film that always makes the top ten list of martial arts masterpieces, this 1967 classic is as timeless today as upon its original release. No for the sb studio, as it lays out many tropes later featured in wuxia martial arts classics to come. For some reason one of the bad guys carries a giant pizza cutter as a weapon. Onearmed swordsman 1967 shaw brothers official trailer. Two of japan and chinas greatest heroic swordsman find themselves caught in a plot to protect a young child.
Its in my top ten films from the studio, and one that any fan of martial arts movies or hong kong cinema in general. The film is a sequel to the 1967 film onearmed swordsman, with jimmy wang and lisa chiao chiao reprising their roles. For one thing, it made cheng cheh and jimmy wang famous. With shintaro katsu, jimmy wang yu, watako hamaki, michie terada. This particular film is the 22nd in the longrunning series, and was the last to be produced by the legendary daiei studio. Shaw brothers onearmed swordsman northwest film forum. Onearmed swordsman explores the class conflicts absent from. Master swordsman and teacher qi jufeng feng tien, a better tomorrow makes an enemy of bandit long armed devil chihching yang, the enchanting shadow when he foils a caravan robbery. Zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman follows in the same footsteps as the previous zatoichi film, zatoichi meets yojimbo, by introducing a guest character from a popular series or film of the time. While the original onearmed swordsman wang yu was busy meeting zatoichi, director chang cheh simply replaced him with a completely different swordsman who also happens to lose his arm, this time played by david chiang. The shaw brothers trendsetting and spinoffinspiring eastmancolor, shawscope wuxia the one armed swordsman comes to region b bluray from 88 films. The film kicked off a golden age of wuxia and kung fu movies in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
That he proves with just the help of his friend chungchieng, when he crosses his path with a beautiful girl in need, pao chiao. Lisa chiao chiao and jimmy wang in a still from onearmed swordsman 1967. This film however is the best of both the onearmed swordman films and zatoishi series. Chiang replaced jimmy wang, the star of the two preceding films in the series, the onearmed swordsman and return of the onearmed swordsman. The onearmed swordsman, the first important film by martial arts director chang cheh aka zhang che, had a huge influence on hong kong cinema. Without the need of backstory or training montage this film simply concentrates on the bloodletting and superior action choreography to tell its tale. Return of the onearmed swordsman wikimili, the free.
Mifune was a bigger star than wang yu, but the onearmed swordsman meeting zatoichi stands out more. Watch the new onearmed swordsman online stream full. Features a heavy body count, wicked swordplay and a truly. Tojinken 1971 not rated 1h 34min action, adventure, drama january 1971 japan two of japan and chinas greatest heroic swordsman find themselves caught in a plot to protect a young child. Jun 12, 2011 while everyone was rushing into theatres watching jet li fly around like a multicolored peter pan in hero, i was sitting at home in my underwear, watching a film called onearmed swordsman directed by chang cheh and starring jimmy wang yu, at their ultimate best. Wang was a studio player for the shaw brothers, the sort of actor who worked for very low wages and had. Chang was a film critic whose career tuned to screenwriting, and then directing which is pretty much my plan. The action could have been much better and the plot is just a series of fights and meetings strung together. The beloved zatoichi saga continues with zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman, a reliably delightful and actionpacked entry into this beloved series. One armed swordsman against nine killers 1976 wuxiacinema. A onearmed swordsman david chiang seeks revenge against the thugs who killed his friend ti lung.
This is without a doubt the best version of the onearmed swordsman ive ever seen. They cant understand each other because of the language barrier. The video and audio restoration that went into this release is truly amazing. Zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman poster eastern heroes. Onearmed swordsman is a 1967 hong kong wuxia film produced by the shaw brothers studio. Jan 16, 2019 onearmed swordsman explores the class conflicts. Features a heavy body count, wicked swordplay and a truly outstanding antihero. In this case, we are introduced to wang yu, of onearmed swordsman fame having travelled from china to japan in an attempt to escape from a past shrouded in.
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